Genesis 48:14
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
But Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger; and crossing his hands, he put his left on Manasseh’s head, although Manasseh was the firstborn.

Young's Literal Translation
And Israel putteth out his right hand, and placeth [it] upon the head of Ephraim, who [is] the younger, and his left hand upon the head of Manasseh; he hath guided his hands wisely, for Manasseh [is] the first-born.

King James Bible
And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid [it] upon Ephraim's head, who [was] the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh [was] the firstborn.

Hebrew
But Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

stretched out
וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ (way·yiš·laḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out

his right hand
יְמִינ֜וֹ (yə·mî·nōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3225: The right hand, side, the south

and put
וַיָּ֨שֶׁת (way·yā·šeṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7896: To put, set

it on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the head
רֹ֤אשׁ (rōš)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7218: The head

of Ephraim,
אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ (’ep̄·ra·yim)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 669: Ephraim -- a son of Joseph, also his descendants and their territory

the younger;
הַצָּעִ֔יר (haṣ·ṣā·‘îr)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6810: Little, insignificant, young

and crossing
שִׂכֵּל֙ (śik·kêl)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7919: To be, circumspect, intelligent

his hands,
יָדָ֔יו (yā·ḏāw)
Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3027: A hand

he put his left
שְׂמֹאל֖וֹ (śə·mō·lōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 8040: Dark, the north, the left hand

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

Manasseh’s
מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה (mə·naš·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4519: Manasseh -- 'causing to forget', a son of Joseph, also a king of Judah, also two Israelites

head,
רֹ֣אשׁ (rōš)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7218: The head

although
כִּ֥י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

Manasseh
מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה (mə·naš·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4519: Manasseh -- 'causing to forget', a son of Joseph, also a king of Judah, also two Israelites

was the firstborn.
הַבְּכֽוֹר׃ (hab·bə·ḵō·wr)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1060: Firstborn, chief

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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